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Unit 4.5 The Enlightenment Part 1

Authored by Suzanne Planas

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9th - 12th Grade

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Unit 4.5 The Enlightenment Part 1
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary method used by Enlightenment philosophers to explore human nature and government?

Artistic expression

religious rituals

the Scientific Method

Meditation

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to the concept of Tabula Rasa, what does it mean about human nature?

People are good.

People are bad.

People are born with original sin.

People are born neutral, like an empty canvas.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Question 3: How does the idea of Tabula Rasa conflict with the Christian concept of original sin?

Tabula rasa suggests people are naturally good, contrary to original sin.

Tabula rasa and original sin are synonyms.

None

They are both Christian concepts

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What term is used to describe the gatherings where Enlightenment thinkers, or "philosophes," discussed and applied reason to human affairs?

Salons

Parties

Assemblies

Conferences

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What impact did Enlightenment philosophes have on the world during their gatherings in salons?

They promoted superstition.

They supported religious intolerance.

They applied reason, contributing to revolution and religious tolerance.

They discouraged critical thinking.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Thomas Hobbes argue about human behavior in the primitive "state of nature"?

People were evil and selfish.

People would help.

People would make peaceful communities.

People would live in harmony.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to Hobbes, why do people consent to government?

To increase their wealth

To establish a sense of community.

For protection from the selfish acts of others.

To limit their individual freedom.

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